1. Don Scott made more money than you

2. "Don't presume that I would win more money if I adopted your approach." You can lead a horse to water but you ...

3. On what basis do you weight Give The Slip within 1.5kgs of Vinnie Roe? GTS would have won last year if not for track bias.

4. Metrop was the race before the cox, 21 days before. Also Saintly placed twice over 2400m in a previous campaign.

5. You compare them on the basis of proven ability. Some horses peak at 4, others at 5 or older. You consider how good the horse is not its age.